<OT> Prince & Smolensky's _Optimality Theory_ now available from Blackwell

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Prince & Smolensky's _Optimality Theory_ now available

20% discount for subscribers to Optimal List, valid until January 31, 
2006.
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Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar
ALAN PRINCE and PAUL SMOLENSKY
$34.95 paperback. With discount: $28.00

“This is a very important book. Optimality Theory has transformed the 
field of linguistics more than almost any other development of the past 
half-century, and Prince and Smolensky started it all.” John J. 
McCarthy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Available for the first time in book form, Prince and Smolensky's 
_Optimality Theory_ is the seminal work in the field. The fundamental 
ideas of optimality theory are developed in detail, and their 
explanatory power demonstrated across a wide array of phonological 
domains. The book represents the final version of the widely-circulated 
1993 Technical Report that introduces a conception of grammar in which 
well-formedness is defined as optimality, with respect to a ranked set 
of universal constraints.

For the newcomer, this pivotal work serves as an excellent introduction 
to the principles and practice of Optimality Theory. For the 
professional audience, it will suggest many directions for further 
exploration and development.

To order and for further information please visit:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=1405119330